Jose Octavio de Castro Neves Jr

Jose Octavio de Castro Neves Jr

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Director of Engineering | AI & Cloud Architect | Scaling Teams, SaaS Platforms, and Data-Intensive Distributed Systems
São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Solvace
    Software Delivery Director
    Solvace
    Jun 2025 - Current (1 year 1 month)
    Leading the modernization and global scale-out of Solvace’s SaaS platform for Operational Excellence, trusted by Fortune 500 and global industrial leaders in highly regulated sectors. Driving end-to-end software delivery excellence by strengthening SDLC governance, release management discipline, and quality assurance frameworks, while enabling scale through cloud, infrastructure, DevOps, and SRE practices. Partnering with the CTO, PMO, and executive leadership to align delivery strategy with business outcomes, ensuring predictable releases, resilient operations, and enterprise-grade scalability. Scaled Technology Operations: Structured squads across Software Development, Sustain, QA, Architecture, Infrastructure, and SRE, aligning with the
  • FSD Full Squad
    Founder and Innovator
    FSD Full Squad
    Aug 2024 - Jun 2025 (11 months)
    Excited to announce my new role as Co-Founder and Innovator at FSD3, the third wave of Full Squad! At FSD3, we are building on 15 years of delivering impactful digital solutions by focusing on cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence and system integration. Our goal is to create products that not only innovate but also positively impact businesses and communities. Currently, we are working on two flagship products: mm3app: An intelligent bot for organizing sports matches, making it easier for amateur athletes to connect and play. It also includes a payment module for coaches and freelancers, simplifying the payment process. mw3list: A solution for creating and sharing personalized lists, perfect for organizing trips, favori
  • FSD Full Squad
    Founder and Innovator
    FSD Full Squad
    Aug 2024 - Jun 2025 (11 months)
    Excited to announce my new role as Co-Founder and Innovator at FSD3, the third wave of Full Squad! At FSD3, we are building on 15 years of delivering impactful digital solutions by focusing on cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence and system integration. Our goal is to create products that not only innovate but also positively impact businesses and communities. Currently, we are working on two flagship products: mm3app: An intelligent bot for organizing sports matches, making it easier for amateur athletes to connect and play. It also includes a payment module for coaches and freelancers, simplifying the payment process. mw3list: A solution for creating and sharing personalized lists, perfect for organizing trips, favori
  • Dload
    VP of Engineering - Senior Solutions Architect
    Dload
    Apr 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 4 months)
    A global digital download platform for games, software, and security products. In charge of Brazil's Engineering Team. - Leading DevOps efforts on GCP, AWS, Cloudflare, and Mongo Atlas DB - Serverless Architecture - Service reliability and recovery - Automated pipelines - Code quality assurance - Infrastructure as Code - Engineering team agile management - Research and Development
  • VerifyMy
    VP of Engineering - Senior Solutions Architect
    VerifyMy
    Jun 2020 - Apr 2023 (2 years 11 months)
    Two safety-tech solutions sit within the VerifyMy brand; verifymyage.com & verifymycontent.com We create safety tech solutions designed to make the internet safer for children and society by solving compliance and safeguarding problems with age assurance, identity authentication and content moderation. In charge of the Brazil's Engineering Team. - Leading DevOps efforts on GCP, AWS, Cloudflare and Mongo Atlas DB - Serveless Architecture - Service reliability and recovery - Automated pipelines - Code quality assurance - Infrastructure as Code - ISMR for ISO 27001 cetificate - Engineering team agile management - Research and Development
  • Ironhack
    Lead Teacher
    Ironhack
    Oct 2018 - Jun 2020 (1 year 9 months)
    Full time Lead Teacher for the Web Development cohort at ironhack, based on the mern stack (mongodb, express, react and nodejs). Spreading the knowledge and bringing efficient devs - based on real-world experience- to the field.
  • Ironhack
    Lead Teacher
    Ironhack
    Oct 2018 - Jun 2020 (1 year 9 months)
    Full time Lead Teacher for the Web Development cohort at ironhack, based on the mern stack (mongodb, express, react and nodejs). Spreading the knowledge and bringing efficient devs - based on real-world experience- to the field.
  • r
    CEO and founder
    recbits
    Dec 2014 - Jun 2020 (5 years 7 months)
    a cloud based video platform for collecting testimonials, interviews and research. ask anything, watch the answers
  • O
    Project Leader
    One Digital
    Jul 2010 - Sep 2010 (3 months)
    Leading a project of the joint venture between two major banks in Brazil.
  • Agence Consultoria e Desenvolvimento web
    Project Manager
    Agence Consultoria e Desenvolvimento web
    Sep 2009 - Jun 2010 (10 months)
    In charge of managing a major telecom company's intranet project (Vivo SA - www.vivo.com.br) for Agence. The job consists in rewriting the content, redesigning the interface, rebuilding the information architecture, developing special solutions for their needs, writing specifications and managing their CMS yet to be delivered. This project is a huge challenge, as well, as huge as its complexity. Recently, also in charge of the development of different functionalities using Python, Django and Wordpress.
  • Full Squad
    Co Founder
    Full Squad
    May 2009 - Jun 2020 (11 years 2 months)
    A company focused on innovation, specialized in Social Booking and the developers of the Facebook's app rsvpbook which allows yours company to offer booking throughout Facebook.
  • Full Squad
    Co Founder
    Full Squad
    May 2009 - Jun 2020 (11 years 2 months)
    A company focused on innovation, specialized in Social Booking and the developers of the Facebook's app rsvpbook which allows yours company to offer booking throughout Facebook.
  • v
    Operations Manager
    vidPlay
    Jan 2009 - Apr 2009 (4 months)
    In charge of the operations for Digital Video Services.
  • Track Field
    IT Manager
    Track Field
    Aug 2008 - Dec 2008 (5 months)
    Responsible for the systems integration, web 2.0 project and e-commerce 2.0.
  • I
    Producer
    Interzone Games
    Apr 2008 - Aug 2008 (5 months)
    Responsible for the Brazil's office operation. In charge of the online team, test team, content team, support team and game developing team.
  • IDG Brasil
    IT Manager
    IDG Brasil
    Jun 2006 - Mar 2008 (1 year 10 months)
    IT Manager and Project Manager in charge of the online operation for IDG Brasil.
  • T
    Sound Engineer
    Twilight Dance Series
    Jan 2005 - Dec 2005 (1 year)
  • L
    IT Consultant
    LA Bridge
    Jul 2004 - Dec 2004 (6 months)
    IT Consultant in Los Angeles, CA. Assisted LA Bridge's costumers to solve their issues regarding network connectivity, softwares, hardwares, online and offline business.
  • H
    Co-Owner
    Hiperlógica Ltda
    Jan 1999 - Dec 2003 (5 years)
    Project Manager and Web Programmer (Python and Zope). Content management especialists working with companies such as AOL Brasil, Bank Boston, AmBev, Ed. Abril, Ed. Globo, IDG Brasil, AMCHAM, BOL, UOL, Prefeitura de São Paulo, Achademia, Aescola, CCSP, CarboNetwork, IBCCRIM, Jornal do Brasil Online, Magnet, Maratona Americanas.com, Globo.com, PrimaPagina, Teletrim, etc...
  • P
    Web Programmer
    Próxima Midia
    Oct 1998 - Jan 1999 (4 months)
    Worked for several clients in projects involving web development and web-site maintenance, programming in major languages (ASP, JS, CSS), database management (SQL Server) and access logs analysis.
  • I
    Web Programmer
    Impex
    Aug 1998 - Sep 1998 (2 months)
    Worked for several clients in projects involving web development and web-site maintenance, programming in major languages (ASP), database management (SQL Server) and access logs analysis.
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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Professional Education, Cloud and Devops - Continuous Transformation
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Mar 2023 - Jun 2023 (4 months)
    Companies have become dependent on large flows of information—exponentially increasing demand for security and speed. In our practical eight-week Cloud & DevOps: Continuous Transformation course, you will explore the vast technological transformation that is currently underway. Through real-life applicable case studies and examples, you will learn about how these technologies have impacted and will impact the way we carry out business operations.
  • Codesmith
    Associate’s Degree, Advanced Software Immersion Program
    Codesmith
    Aug 2016 - Nov 2016 (4 months)
  • L
    Audio Recording Engineer, IT, Recording
    Los Angeles Recording School
    Jan 2005 - Dec 2005 (1 year)
    Diverging my knowledge in a different field: Music. The second thing I love doing after Web itself.
  • Santa Monica College
    Sound Engineer, IT, Music
    Santa Monica College
    Jan 2004 - Dec 2004 (1 year)
    I've studied one semester at Santa Monica College during my living in Los Angeles from June to December 2004.
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  • S
    Site Shopping Cidade Jardim
    Jun 2014 - Current (12 years 1 month)
    Um site completo, mais dinâmico, fácil de usar, com conteúdo espertos e direcionados. Design responsivo.
  • C
    CRM Sales Force - Implementação e BPR
    Feb 2013 - Current (13 years 5 months)
    Atuação como Gerente do Projeto: -Levantamento de necessidades e fornecedores; -Negociação de propostas e analise do escopo dos projetos com a responsabilidade de escolher e apresentar a melhor proposta para a diretoria; -Alinhamento junto ao integrador com demandas da diretoria, gerencia e usuários em fase de implementação de projeto em especial no BPR - Business Process Review; Condução de todas as etapas, prazos, metas, treinamentos e entregas de módulos do projeto até o momento, dentre eles os principais até o momento: Gestão de vendas, Gestão de Audiência, Gestão de Marketing, integração com PortaisWeb de audiência e ainda em andamento: integração com ERP e ferramenta de gestão de email marketing. Atualmente administrador de sistema e
  • C
    CRM Salesforce - Implementação e BPR
    Atuação como Líder de Projeto: -Levantamento de necessidades e fornecedores; -Negociação de propostas e analise do escopo dos projetos com a responsabilidade de escolher e apresentar a melhor proposta para a diretoria; -Alinhamento junto ao integrador com demandas da diretoria, gerencia e usuários em fase de implementação de projeto em especial no BPR - Business Process Review; Condução de todas as etapas, prazos, metas, treinamentos e entregas de módulos do projeto até o momento, dentre eles os principais até o momento: Gestão de vendas, Gestão de Audiência, Gestão de Marketing, integração com PortaisWeb de audiência e ainda em andamento: integração com ERP e ferramenta de gestão de email marketing. Atualmente administrador de sistema e re
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  • A
    Startup Builder
    Amazon Web Services Activate
    Jul 2018
    Recbits is now part of the Activate as a Startup Builder, AWS. program that supports early stage startups with training, labs and credits on the platform.
  • Web Summit
    recbits was selected for Websummit Dublin
    Web Summit
    Jun 2015
    recbits was selected for the Alpha track of the Web Summit - the biggest technology event in the world - in 2015.
  • Facebook
    Finalist Round - PMD Innovation Competition
    Facebook
    Sep 2013
    Innovation Competition theme: "Performance Marketing on Facebook: From Conversation To Conversion". Full Squad has created a marketing facebook ads tool based on Full Social WiFi product by creating relevant ads for look alike audiences based on the local clients for different establishments. Over 45 companies Full Squad was selected as finalist of the 2013 PMD Innovation Competition.
  • Facebook
    Facebook PDC (Preferred Developer Consultant)
    Facebook
    Apr 2012
    Full Squad was accepted as the first technology company in Brazil - focused in web development - on the PDC Facebook's program. Later merged to the PMD (Preferred Marketing Developer) with the App badge. https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2012/04/18/the-new-preferred-marketing-developer-program/
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    Restaurante inova e aceita reservas pelo Facebook
    Guia Folha SP
    Jan 2011